Educational toy.



F. W. CHAPMAN.

EDUCATIONAL TOY. APILlcATloN FILED FEB. 9. 1916.

Patented July 18, 1916.

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I FRANK W. CHAPMAN, OF MINNESOTA LAKE, MINNESOTA.

EDUCATIONAL TOY.

Speeicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented July is, 1916.

Application filed February 9, 1916. Serial No. 77,184.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK W. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minnesota Lake, in the county of Faribault and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Educational Toys; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in educational toys, and particularly to such toys formed into the relief shape of the object itself; and, to this end, generally stated, it consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices, hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

The object of the invention is to teach a child the written names, as well as the verbal names of objects, animate or inanimate. To accomplish this result, I secure to an object type, preferably a lino-type, which will print a word that is the name of the object itself. In some instances, I also secure to some speciic part of the object other type, which will print a word that is the name of the specific part itself. Any number of the specific parts of an Object may be thus identiiied. For instance, if the toy is in the form of a tiger, the word Tiger, in type, will appear lsomewhere on its side, the vword nose, in type, will appear along his nose, and the word Foot, in type, will appear along his foot. Ink or other printing substance may be applied to the type by pressing the same onto an ink pad, running an ink roller thereover or applied in any other suitable way.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates a toy tiger having the invention incorporated therein; and Fig. 2 illustrates a card havingthe word Tiger printed thereon, by turning the toy over on its other side and pressing the lino-type onto the card, the

Copies of this patent may be obtained for position of the toy, during the printing of the word Tiger is indicated l by broken lines.

The numeral l indicates a toy tiger having secured on one of its Isides a lino-type 2, which will print the word Tiger, when the toy is turned other side up, as illustrated by broken lines in Fig. 2. Secured along the nose of the toy -l, is another lino-type 3 which, when the boy is turned other side up, as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 2, will print the word Nose. The type may be made from type metal, rubber, or other suitable material, and secured in position by any suitable means.,

It is, of course, understood that in securing the type to the object, the face 0f the type must be exposed so as to print, when the toy is pressed onto a piece of paper or other article. As previously stated, ink or other printing substance may be applied to the type by means of a pad, roller or applied in any other suitable way.

The numeral 4C indicates a card on which is printed the word Tiger, by means of the lino-type 2.

What I claim is l. An educational toy comprising an object, and type on the object, which will print a word that is the name of the object itself.

2. An educational toy comprising an object, type on the obj-ect, which will print a word that is the name of the object itself, and other type on a specific part of the object, which will print a word that is the name of the specific part itself.

3. An educational toy comprising an object formed into the relief shape of the object itself, and type on the obj ect, which will print a word that is the name of the object itself.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK W. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses :V

I EL.' GATE,

W. P. BORCHERT.

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Washington, D. C. 

